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mens of conifcrce and the incomparable Dammara pine-tree; it 

 also enjoys well-merited celebrity for its successful rivalry with 

 that of Java in rare specimens of palms. The climate of Sydney 

 is admirably adapted fou experimenting on the cultivation of 

 plants from the most various parts of the world; and while in one 

 part of this garden we find the plants of every clime, which 

 flourish here in great luxuriance, another portion is dedicated 

 exclusively to the cultivation of Australian trees and canes. 

 At the entrance stands a magnificent Araucaria exceUa^ like 

 a sentinel on guard over this singular vegetable world. A 

 gigantic Grevillea rohusta attracts the eye by the striking tint 

 of its luxuriant orange-yellow blossoms, shining with indescrib- 

 able charm through the dark green of the foliage. BanJcsias, 

 Casuarinas^ difierent species of Callitris^ XantJi07Thea, Proteacecs 

 Eucalypti, the beautiful Telopea speciosissima, the giant lily 

 [Doryantlies excelsa), and many others indigenous to the Austra- 

 lian continent, such as never meet the European's gaze, or, at 

 all events, only very rarely in forcing houses, here arrest the 

 attention by their towering forms, their elegant foliage, and 

 their grand proportions, as compared with their brethren of 

 northern climes. One species of weeping willow (Salex 

 Bahylonica), which grows here in the utmost luxuriance, has a 

 special historic interest, as it was a shoot from the well-known 

 willow that overshadowed the grave of Bonaparte at St. 

 Helena. Through the obliging attention of the superintendent 

 of the garden, Mr. Charles Moore, who spared neither trouble 

 nor pains to afford us all the assistance in his power, our col- 



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